August 2011 Archives

Unemployed youths are being encouraged to pick up their spades in a new gardening project.

Cultivate, in Commerce Road, Brentford is a new initiative which offers youngsters between 16 - 24 who are looking for work the chance to gain new skills and enter employment, by learning to grow herbs and vegetables in an allotment by the river.

A TOP comedian will tackle a gruelling swimming challenge for charity.

David Walliams, who found fame in Little Britain with Matt Lucas, hopes to take on the epic 140 mile length of The Thames in just eight days to raise money for Sports Relief.

A business woman is hoping to swap flip charts for the pop charts as she battles through a talent competition.

Becky Payne, 27, from Isleworth, spends her days as an account manager for a hotel company, but dreams of being a full time musician and has got through to the regional finals of Open Mic UK, a singing competition with a £50,000 prize.

A business woman is hoping to swap flip charts for the pop charts as she battles through a talent competition.

Becky Payne, 27, from Isleworth, spends her days as an account manager for a hotel company, but dreams of being a full time musician and has got through to the regional finals of Open Mic UK, a singing competition with a £50,000 prize.

Free parking will be offered in towns to encourage shoppers to buy from their local shops.

Algar Road, Avenue Road, London Road, South Street, The Grove and Upper Square in Isleworth, and Thornbury Road and Twickenham Road in Osterley will all be part of the 'Stop and shop' free parking introduced by Hounslow Council.

Local groups pulled together to leave a shared building spick and span as part of an annual clean up.

Nearly thirty members of the various groups that use St John's and Spring Grove Community Association Hall in St John's Road, Isleworth, were rewarded with tea and biscuits as they dusted, polished and tidied.

ISLEWORTH: Ramblers who fancy a twist on their standard Saturday walk are being invited to take part in a novel excursion.

The Hounslow Heritage Guides Association will lead a 90 minute circular walk on the history of smells, taking inspiration from tv series Filthy Cities, which looked at the country's grimy history.

A FORMER business man has broken onto the big screen and appeared with top actors in Hollywood's latest blockbuster.

Erich Redman of Redesdale Gardens, Isleworth, plays a German baddie in the film Captain America: The First Avenger alongside superstars Chris Evans, Dominic Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones.